Improvement in calf-weaners



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WASHINGTON SUTTON, OF MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN (ALF-lliiEI-UERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. Elll, dated January 19,1575 ,application filed April 11, 1874.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, WAsHiNGToN SUTTON, of Macon county, Illinois, haveinvented a Oalf-Weaner, of which the following is a speciication:

My invention relates to a device for weaning calves and colts, and forpreventing cows from sucking themselves, as Will be hereinafter morefully described and represented in the accompanying drawings.

A represents a seinicircular piece of metal provided with prongs B B. Ois a metal prong provided with holes c c and knob b. O is slotted andthreaded, as .shown in the drawing, and is screwed into piece A. a. aare pins for the purpose of holding pieces G O in position. b b areknobs composed of rubber or other soft material to prevent hurting theanimals nose.

rlhe device is adjusted by plaein g knobs b b in the animals nose, withpiece A resting on its upper lip. The distance between knobs b b may beincreased or lessened by means of pin a operating in holes c c, and bymeans of threaded piece C', slot c', and pin a.

The prongs O O are adjusted, as shown in the drawing, for weaningpurposes. When used to prevent cows sucking themselves the pins et a areremoved, the prongs G C made to describe a half-revolution, and the pinsreadjusted. rThis arrangement brings the points of said prongs back oftheir bearings in A, and also gives thein a backward and downwardinclination.

I claim as my invention- 1. The curved prongs O C in combination withframe A, carrying spurs B B, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. rlhe curved prongs O C provided with knobs and adjustable in frame A,substantially as described.

WASHINGTON SUTTON.

Attest:

CHARLES P. HoUsUM, THEO. GOLMAN.

